The formtemplate tag is used to embed a dynamic form in -a template. The elements of the form must be created in the Tcl -script associated with the template.
+Formtemplate
+Templating System + : Designer Guide + : Tag Reference + : Formtemplate +Summary
+The formtemplate tag is used to embed a dynamic form +in a template. The elements of the form must be created in the Tcl +script associated with the template.
+Usage
+<formtemplate id="add_user"> <table> <tr> @@ -19,31 +24,36 @@ </table><br> <input type="submit" value="Submit"> </formtemplate> -Notes
The formtemplate tag takes the place of the -form tag in a static HTML form. Explicit form tags in the -template should not be used to enclose dynamic forms.
If the body of the formtemplate is empty, the + +
The formtemplate tag takes the place of the +form tag in a static HTML form. Explicit form tags in +the template should not be used to enclose dynamic +forms.
If the body of the formtemplate is empty, the templating system will generate a form automatically based on the list of elements created in the Tcl script associated with the template:
<formtemplate id="add_user" style="standard"></formtemplate> -
The style attribute is optional. It may be used to -select a style template from /ats/templates/forms for +
The style attribute is optional. It may be used to +select a style template from /ats/templates/forms for determining the layout of the auto-generated form. The default style is defined in the DefaultFormStyle parameter on the -acs-templating package, and is by default set to standard, -which is included in the distribution.
+acs-templating package, and is by default set to +standard, which is included in the distribution.HTML attributes, including JavaScript event handlers, may be -specified as attributes to the formtemplate tag. The -system will include all such attributes in the form tag of -the rendered HTML form.
-<formtemplate id="add_user" onSubmit="validate();"> +HTML attributes may be specified as attributes to the +formtemplate tag. The system will include all such +attributes in the form tag of the rendered HTML form. +Although possible, newer browser security features such as CSP +discourage the use of inline Javascript event handlers.
+<formtemplate id="add_user" style="background-color:white;">This will work for both autogenerated and explicitly formatted forms.
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See the formwidget and -formgroup tags for more +
See the formwidget and +formgroup tags for more information on writing the body of a dynamic form template.